WPHamOnt April 2018 - Finding Your Talk

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Talking
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Introductions… us

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Agenda
Introductions
Finding a topic
Writing a pitch
Questions & Answers

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Introductions

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In this section
Introductions
About Speaking
What We Are Looking For
Dispelling The Myths of Speake...

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Introductions… you

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Introductions
Your name
Your preferred pronoun
Your WordPress experience
What is your speaking expe...

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Why we are holding a workshop
today

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Why are we holding a workshop for <group>
There are a few reasons that we want to hold
this worksho...

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What are we
looking for?

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What are we looking for? {fill in with your info}

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Dispelling The Myths

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Myth 1
I’m not an expert!

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Myth 2
People will ask questions I
can’t answer, and I’ll look like
a fool.

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Myth 3
I’m too nervous to speak!

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Myth 4
I have failed if everyone in
the audience isn’t totally
engaged.

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Myth 5
A talk followed by a Q&A is the
only format I can use to share
my knowledge.

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Why haven’t you spoken?

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What are things you’re worried about?
Why haven’t you talked at a meetup or
WordCamp?
If only talke...

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Why do you
want to speak?

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Let’s talk about it

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Why do you want to speak?
Be seen as an authority in your field
Share your knowledge with others
Bu...

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Talk formats
How To
Discussion
Panel
Story-based
Case Study
Workshop

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Finding a topic

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In This Section
Finding a topic
Big BrainDump
Narrowing Your Topic Selection
Refining Your Chosen T...

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Brainstorm
Exercise

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Brainstorm
Brainstorm as many topic ideas as you can in 15
minutes.
We’re not looking for “perfect”...

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Topic Selection
Exercise

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Pick 2 topics that you don’t know a lot
about, but have had some success
with.
This could be a stor...

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Pick 2 topics you may not know
much about but you would have
good questions for.
This could be for ...

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Pick 2 topics that you are confident
about and could lead a how-to
presentation.
Topic Selection

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Pick 2 topics that you’ve
successfully worked on that you
feel you could do a case study
about.
Top...

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Pick 2 subjects in the topic list that
are your favorite.
Topic Selection

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Pick 2 topics that you think you
could teach to others in a hands-on
manner.
This could be a worksh...

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Pick a single topic
& refine
Exercise

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Pick a single topic & refine
Of the topics, is there one that you are
especially passionate about?
...

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Presentation
Present topic

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Break Time!
Intermission

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Write your pitch

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In This Section
Writing a pitch
Writing a pitch
Coming up with a great title
Writing your bio
Prese...

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Example of a good pitch
Responsify All The Things In our new web multiverse, it’s more important th...

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Tailor your pitch
Consider the tone
Vocabulary
Different “hooks” or “points of interest”

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6 important points
(Source: http://weareallaweso.me/for_speakers/how-to-write-a-compelling-proposal...

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Point 1
Direct the proposal
to the attendees, not
the curators

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Point 2
Be specific about the focus
your talk will have

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Point 3
Pose the question your talk
will answer

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Point 4
Make your point as
succinctly as you can

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Point 5
Use proper grammar,
spelling, and punctuation

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Point 6
Have your proposal reviewed
by someone with experience

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Great title

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Great title
Catchy but explanatory
Beware of too-clever titles
Title that can stand alone

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Writing your bio

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Writing your bio
Third person
Succinct but descriptive
Economy of words
Position or job. Credential...

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Writing exercise!
Exercise

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Exercise
Write your:
Pitch
Title
Bio

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Present titles and pitches
Presentation

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Which section do you want us to run next?
Creating Your Talk
Becoming A Better Speaker
Creating...

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Questions
& Sign up

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Thank you!

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